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1 East Drive, Watford, WD25 0AH

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 East Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 East Drive is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD25 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

At 94 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 31 EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£490/sq ft) was about 98.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £496,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 East Drive, Watford, WD25 0AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2006
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property

    Erection of part two storey/part single storey side extension and front porch

    Extension
    Documents
    22 docs on file
    Reference
    06/00671/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 1 East Drive, Watford, WD25 0AH's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 1 East Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£538,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£496,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 March 2021Most recent

    £496,000

    -0.8%

  2. 22 December 2020

    £500,000

    +387.8%over 21 years

  3. 29 July 1999

    £102,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 0AH: £425,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other East Drive homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 1 East Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,277

Street avg £4,333

Above

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 East Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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2 bed1 bath
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
Full Watford report

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Library — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Cherry Tree Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD25 0AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD25 0AH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD25 0AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 East Drive, Watford, WD25 0AH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.